[Tero]

1. Birding
2. Not birding
3. Multiple uses with no major use, but birding a large part of it

Just curious. We have astronomers and all here.

Mine:just birding.

[lucznik]

3.

[Backyard Birder]

Birding almost exclusively. We do a little astronomy and sports use but not much.

[Sancho]

Birding. I don´t know enough about astronomy and it´s usually cloudy here.

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

1 .

[Andy Bright]

Hi,
do you fancy rewording it a bit, and we'll add a proper poll to the thread.
cheers,
Andy

[Vectis Birder]

1. but also astronomy.

[Tero]

Andy, what would you like to add?
1, 2, 3 are the major divisions here. I do not really need to know if it is astronomy or boating or hunting. But they can explain all that if willing.

[Andy Bright]

Originally Posted by Tero

Andy, what would you like to add?
1, 2, 3 are the major divisions here. I do not really need to know if it is astronomy or boating or hunting. But they can explain all that if willing.

ok, no problem, I'll just do the options you have... it just didn't look right to me but i can't think of anything better and everyone seems to get the idea.
cheers,
Andy

[Jos Stratford]

4. dog toy

[postcardcv]

Originally Posted by Jos Stratford

4. dog toy

I though that was your car...

[Simon S]

1 but mainly collecting

[orbitaljump]

Hunting
Astronomy
Wildlife
Boating
Peeping....Oops!

[Andy Bright]

As we're a birding/nature site and almost all birders will view other nature with the binos, I've taken the liberty of adding birding/nature as one.


cheers,
Andy

[Kevin Conville]

I see what Andy might be alluding to regarding Tero's categories.

1 and 3 OK, but 2? This IS Bird Forum after all. I doubt there will be many 2s, if any.

BTW, I'm a 3. Breakdown is something like 95% birding, 4% astronomy, 1% concerts.

Addendum: A lot of posts at the same time! I now see the poll Andy

[orbitaljump]

Ive been known to take some to a sporting event, but I dont go too often....mostly football games.

[Kevin Purcell]

Originally Posted by Simon S

1 but mainly collecting

What, use the bins ... but they'd get all messy.

The wording is rather odd, Tero.

1. X
2. Not X
3. Neither of the above

Finnish three-way logic perhaps?

Perhaps some extra options:

4. Viewing dollar bills and other resolution targets

I'm mostly 1 with a tiny bit astronomy and some 4 too.

[orbitaljump]

4. Viewing dollar bills and other resolution targets


LOL!

[JohnJos]

birds, birds, birds

[Steve C]

I voted #3 on the poll, but I'm equal use between birding, hunting and other general viewing.

[marcus]

No.1.

[Tero]

Originally Posted by Andy Bright

As we're a birding/nature site and almost all birders will view other nature with the binos, I've taken the liberty of adding birding/nature as one.


cheers,
Andy

fine, OK

This IS Bird Forum after all. I doubt there will be many 2s, if any.

I know they are here, maybe they will vote now as it is anonymous.

[Stewart J.]

Mainly 1 with a little astronomy and sightseeing.

Stewart

[OwenM]

My use is pretty general.
Dogs, cats, birds, squirrels, my favorite and least favorite of God's creatures-women. The occasional deer or other wildlife. City lights, landscapes, industrial complexes, trains, etc. from a 100ft. tank I get on top of at work, plus arriving and departing aircraft from the nearby airport. Boats on the river at my best friend's place, and the rest of the world from the boat. Beaches and mountains on vacation. Moon, stars, Jupiter and Venus since they're both highly visible right now, constellations(though I mostly have no idea what I'm looking at). Football games, godson's 8 yr. old soccer games. Signs, and any other thing that gets in front of me at a distance when I'm not driving...
I have bins out every day, several times a day Looking at stuff would be a cheap hobby if I could just stop buying more dang binoculars.

[John M Robinson]

I put down #3. I'd say 80% of my use is out our windows or off our deck watching, wildlife, birds and maybe the neigbors a mile away. We live out in the Montana countryside so there is a lot going on. The rest is hunting, hiking, boating, anything out in nature.